9 match schedule will be interesting when it happens.
I'm honestly not a fan of sat day though, most junior sports are played that day.
I'd prefer to see a Sunday match at Noon. Either that or we may have to have two matches on at the same time like the AFL.
I know, and I do see the issue. But I see it as being an ideal compromise for all parties. I personally don't like the idea of a double header on Nine on Sunday, but from the beginning of the Wide World of Sports broadcast, through to the Footy Show and Roast, leading into the games, I can see how 9 will be able to build a strong live audience into the news. That's the money for them. I do fear viewer drop off though, like with the two Friday games. Hopefully being live and not late at night will help.
Otherwise, the best way 2 games at once will work is the Saturday 7:30pm game (one on 9, one on Fox) and let fox show the replay straight after their 7:30pm game. This will cannibalise the viewers though, reducing the value for broadcasters.
A noon kick off would suck for everyone. Fans and broadcasters don't like them. Only way that could work is with a Perth kick off at 2pm local.
Yes but that saturday schedule is great churn for fox and if they get simulcast rights they get wins all round as does nine. That is a great schedule for nine games
That's exactly what I thought too. I do worry about the 1:30pm kick off a bit, but in reality, half an hour is nothing for fans compared to 2pm. Fox keep their exclusive Saturday line up and also get 3 games to broadcast on Sunday (2 simulcast from 9 and then the Sunday night match).
On Sundays Fox will be up against Nine, especially seeing as Nine will have the lead in of WWS, the footy show and the roast, but that just means they're going to have to come up with a superb production to garner their viewers. They could easily do it too. Sterlo and the Matty Johns shows are successful.
